Vocabulary

  • in peace: In a state of tranquility, without disturbance or conflict.
  • on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
  • go on: To continue doing something
  • have to: Must do
  • news conference: A meeting organized for the purpose of disseminating information to the news media.
  • pass on: A polite way of saying 'to die'
  • bust up: To end a relationship.
  • know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
  • with regards to: Concerning; relating to; about.
  • hinges on: Depends entirely on something.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
  • devastating: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
  • impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
  • positive: Showing agreement or support for something
  • scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
  • precise: (Of language details etc.) Very accurate and exact
  • conference: Series of lectures held as an event
  • status: Position or rank relative to others in a society
  • military: Army or armed forces
  • dictate: To speak while someone writes down your words
  • deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
  • desperately: In a way that shows you don't have much hope
  • remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
  • prospect: Opportunity or chance for success
  • region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
  • security: Department in a company in charge of protection
  • involve: To have or be included as a part of something
  • secure: To get or achieve something with certainty
  • create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
  • subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
  • bust: To arrest people involved in crime
  • topic: Subject or issue people talk or write about
  • honor: To fulfill an agreement
  • press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
  • diplomatic: Concerning formal relationships between countries
  • framework: Skeleton structure of a building or construction
  • discuss: To talk about seriously or in great detail
  • invasion: Entry into a place to cause harm
  • withdraw: To take money out of a bank account
  • breakthrough: Important discovery in doing something difficult
  • ongoing: Continuing to exist or be in progress
  • zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
  • detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
  • dimension: Number of planes (X, Y, Z axes) an object has
  • point: An item to be discussed
  • draft: Withdrawal of money from the bank
  • last: Final; with nothing following; after all others
  • backdrop: Contextual meaning or background
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • prolong: To make continue for a longer amount of time
  • cease: To come or bring to an end; stop continuing
  • include: To make someone, something part of a group
  • percentage: Part of a whole divided into hundredths
  • interested: Having had your attention taken; curious
  • live: To be alive
  • happen: To take place or occur
  • resolute: Firm in purpose or belief
  • provision: Clause in a legal document
  • oval: Being egg-shaped
  • people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • close: Almost; near
  • plan: Drawing of how something should be done or made
  • bombardment: Act of dropping bombs on a place
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    • as a result of

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Because of something; owing to.
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    • backdrop

      US /ˈbækdrɑ:p/

      UK /ˈbækdrɒp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Contextual meaning or background
      • Scenery hung at back of stage
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    • bombardment

      US /bɒm'bɑ:dmənt/

      UK /bɒm'bɑ:dmənt/

      • Noun
      • Act of dropping bombs on a place
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    • breakthrough

      US /ˈbrekˌθru/

      UK /'breɪkθru:/

      • Countable Noun
      • Important discovery in doing something difficult
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    • bust

      US /bʌst/

      UK /bʌst/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To arrest people involved in crime
      • To break something with force
      • Noun
      • A woman's chest or breasts
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    • bust up

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To end a relationship.
      • To break something, often violently.
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    • cease

      US /sis/

      UK /si:s/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To come or bring to an end; stop continuing
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    • conference

      US /ˈkɑnfərəns, -frəns/

      UK /ˈkɒnfərəns/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Series of lectures held as an event
      • An association of US sports teams
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To hold a discussion; consult.
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    • desperately

      US /ˈdɛspərɪtlɪ/

      UK /'despərətlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In a way that shows you don't have much hope
      • In a way that shows despair.
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    • devastating

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
      • Adjective
      • Destroying everything; very shocking
      • Causing great emotional pain or shock.
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    • dictate

      US /ˈdɪkˌtet/

      UK /dɪk'teɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To speak while someone writes down your words
      • To make a thing necessary
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    • dimension

      US /dɪˈmɛnʃən, daɪ-/

      UK /daɪˈmenʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Number of planes (X, Y, Z axes) an object has
      • Measurement in space, e.g. length or diameter
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    • diplomatic

      US /ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk/

      UK /ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning formal relationships between countries
      • Not being offensive
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    • draft

      US /dræft/

      UK /drɑ:ft/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Withdrawal of money from the bank
      • System for selecting people to join the military
      • Transitive Verb
      • To order people to join the army in time of war
      • To select people for a task or team
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    • framework

      US /ˈfreɪmwɜ:rk/

      UK /ˈfreɪmwɜ:k/

      • Noun
      • Skeleton structure of a building or construction
      • Basic structure of something
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    • go on

      US /ɡo ɑn/

      UK /ɡəu ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
      • Interjection
      • Used to encourage someone
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • hinges on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • Depends entirely on something.
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    • honor

      US /ˈɑnɚ/

      UK /'ɒnə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To fulfill an agreement
      • To give an award to someone
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Award you get for doing well; prize, title, etc.
      • Chance to do something special; privilege
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    • impact

      US /ˈɪmˌpækt/

      UK /'ɪmpækt/

      • Noun
      • A striking effect or result to hit with force
      • Act or force of one thing hitting something else
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To hit or strike someone or something with force
      • To have a strong effect on someone or something.
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    • in peace

      US /ɪn pis/

      UK /in pi:s/

      • Phrase
      • In a state of tranquility, without disturbance or conflict.
      • In a state of non-war, without armed conflict.
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    • invasion

      US /ɪnˈveʒən/

      UK /ɪnˈveɪʒn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Entry into a place to cause harm
      • An unwelcome intrusion into another's domain.
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    • involve

      US /ɪnˈvɑlv/

      UK /ɪn'vɒlv/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To have or be included as a part of something
      • To cause (a person or group) to take part in an event or activity.
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    • know about

      US /noʊ əˈbaʊt/

      UK /nəʊ əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
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    • look at

      US /lʊk æt/

      UK /luk æt/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To use your eyes to focus on something
      • To focus your eyes on something carefully
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    • military

      US /ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri/

      UK /'mɪlətrɪ/

      • Noun
      • Army or armed forces
      • Adjective
      • Concerning the army or navy
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    • news conference

      US /nu:z ˈkɑnfərəns/

      UK /nju:z ˈkɔnfərəns/

      • Noun
      • A meeting organized for the purpose of disseminating information to the news media.
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    • on the table

      US /ɑn ði ˈtebəl/

      UK /ɔn ðə ˈteibl/

      • Phrase
      • Located on the surface of a table.
      • Available for consideration or discussion.
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    • ongoing

      US /ˈɑ:ngoʊɪŋ/

      UK /ˈɒngəʊɪŋ/

      • Adjective
      • Continuing to exist or be in progress
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A situation or process that is currently taking place or is in progress.
      • A problem or difficulty that continues to exist or happen.
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    • oval

      US /ˈoʊvl/

      UK /ˈəʊvl/

      • Adjective
      • Being egg-shaped
      • Having a face shape that is elongated and rounded.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Egg-shaped object or shape
      • A sports ground e.g. for cricket
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    • pass on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • A polite way of saying 'to die'
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    • percentage

      US /pərˈsentɪdʒ/

      UK /pəˈsentɪdʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Part of a whole divided into hundredths
      • An advantage or allowance.
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    • positive

      US /ˈpɑzɪtɪv/

      UK /ˈpɒzətɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Showing agreement or support for something
      • Being sure about something; knowing the truth
      • Noun
      • A photograph in which light areas are light and dark areas are dark
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    • precise

      US /prɪˈsaɪs/

      UK /prɪ'saɪs/

      • Adjective
      • (Of language details etc.) Very accurate and exact
      • (Of a time, place, quality) exact
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    • press

      US /prɛs/

      UK /pres/

      • Noun
      • Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
      • General term for TV, radio, newspapers
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make clothes smooth using a heated iron; iron
      • To repeatedly ask someone to do something
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    • prolong

      US /prəˈlɔŋ, -ˈlɑŋ/

      UK /prə'lɒŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make continue for a longer amount of time
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    • prospect

      US /ˈprɑsˌpɛkt/

      UK /'prɒspekt/

      • Noun
      • Opportunity or chance for success
      • Person who is considered for a particular position
      • Transitive Verb
      • To search for minerals such as gold or diamonds
      • To consider or explore something; examine.
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    • provision

      US /prəˈvɪʒən/

      UK /prəˈvɪʒn/

      • Noun
      • Clause in a legal document
      • A supply of food and other things that are needed.
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    • region

      US /ˈridʒən/

      UK /'ri:dʒən/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
      • A part of the body
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    • remain

      US /rɪˈmen/

      UK /rɪˈmeɪn/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be left behind; to continue to exist
      • To stay in a place when other people have gone
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    • resolute

      US /ˈrɛzəˌlut/

      UK /ˈrezəlu:t/

      • Adjective
      • Firm in purpose or belief
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    • scene

      US /sin/

      UK /si:n/

      • Noun
      • Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
      • View that looks like a picture
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    • secure

      US /sɪˈkjʊr/

      UK /sɪ'kjʊə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To get or achieve something with certainty
      • To firmly attach something to something else
      • Adjective
      • Being attached to something tightly and surely
      • (Place that is) locked, guarded and safe
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    • security

      US /sɪˈkjʊrɪti/sə'kjurətɪ/

      UK /sɪ'kjʊərətɪ/

      • Noun
      • Department in a company in charge of protection
      • Financial document, like stocks, bonds and notes
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    • status

      US /ˈstetəs, ˈstætəs/

      UK /'steɪtəs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Position or rank relative to others in a society
      • Legal position of a person or thing
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    • topic

      US /ˈtɑpɪk/

      UK /'tɒpɪk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Subject or issue people talk or write about
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    • with regards to

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Concerning; relating to; about.
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    • withdraw

      US /wɪðˈdrɔ, wɪθ-/

      UK /wɪð'drɔ:/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To take money out of a bank account
      • To pull back; move away or backward from something
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    • zone

      US /zoʊn/

      UK /zəʊn/

      • Noun
      • Area of space designated for a particular use
      • Transitive Verb
      • To divide an area for a particular reason
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    She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.

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    • brave

      adj. Having courage

    • comfort zone

      phr. A familiar situation where one feels safe

    Explanation
    a brave step is a noun phrase, where brave is an adjective modifying the noun step, meaning "a courageous step". forward is an adverb modifying step, meaning "ahead". The whole phrase serves as the object, answering the "what" of took (verb) — she took a brave step forward.

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    brave

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    UK/breɪv/
    adj.Brave
    v.t.To bravely face
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